March hearing set on Batavia’s chicken issue
BATAVIA — Aldermen will take up the urban chicken debate again. The City Services Committee has agreed to continue its discussion of whether the city should allow residents to raise backyard chickens for their fresh eggs. Proponents argue consuming “healthy organic food” should not be a luxury, but a way of living. Opponents believe having chickens next door would attract coyotes and be a source ...
Source: The Courier News
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